microscopes

[westy]

what do you look for on the poop to find out whats wrong with the pigeon or if its okay just want to know so in the future i will know.

[lofty]

in coccidiosis you are looking for what looks like small bubbles with lots of even smaller bubbles inside it (some of the smaller bubbles will also be 'free'

worm eggs are oval shaped.

Hairworm eggs are much smaller with whats known as a polar cap at the end. Round worm eggs don' have this cap.

If I knew how to I could post some pictures.

 

To look for trichomonas. wet a cotton bud, gently push it down the birds throat and rub it against the inside if the crop, squeese the resultant fluid onto a slide and look at X100

if there are any trich's they will be seem jerking around in a happhazard manner

but you have to be quick becouse they slow down and stop as they cool off.

Lofty

[westy]

cherrs mate the info i need.

[lofty]

Have postded a sketch in members photos

Lofty

[Silverdale Lofts]

cocci

[Silverdale Lofts]

roundworm

[Silverdale Lofts]

hairworm

[birdman55678]

Just look for anything that wiggles.. LOL.   Ed

[westy]

cherrs all

[stevebelbin]

Just what I wanted to see while eating my sandwiches LOL LOL